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IN THIS ISSUE Community Festival Road Resurfacing Emergency Alert Road Resurfacing Emergency Alert Rotary Golf Meeting Schedule ‌ ‌ ‌ Community Festival Returns On September 25 The Whitpain Community Festival returns to Montgomery County Community College on Saturday, September 25. The Community Festival will feature a full day of fun for the entire family, including games, rides, a craft fair, live music and more. Admission is free. Activities begin at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 24 with the Big Rig Round-Up and continue on Saturday starting at noon. Save the date and plan to attend this Whitpain tradition.

Resurfacing Work Begins August 12 The Township’s annual road resurfacing project will begin on Thursday, August 12. The street schedule will be released closer to the start of work. Please click here to see a listing of roads to be resurfaced. The project is expected to take eleven days to complete but all work is weather dependent.

Emergency Alert System To Be Tested August 11 FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) on August 11. The national test will consist of two portions, testing WEA and EAS capabilities. Both tests will begin at 2:20 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 11. The Wireless Emergency Alert portion of the test will be directed only to consumer cell phones where the subscriber has opted-in to receive test messages. This will be the second nationwide WEA test, but the first nationwide WEA test on a consumer opt-in basis. The test message will display in either English or in Spanish, depending on the language settings of the wireless handset. Click here for more information

The Bassboards Perform August 12 The Summer Concert and Movie Series continues on Thursday, August 12 with music from The Bassboards at Wentz Run Park. Entry to concerts and movies is on a first come, first served basis, and the Parks and Recreation Department reserves the right to close attendance if maximum capacity is reached. Movies start at dusk and concerts begin at 7 p.m. and last for about 90 minutes. The series is sponsored by Genisys Credit Union. August 12 The Bassboards August 17 Raya & The Last Dragon movie September 17 TBA

Blue Bell Rotary Golf Outing On September 13 The Blue Bell Rotary is holding its 11th Annual Golf Outing at Bluestone Country Club on Monday, September 13. Proceeds benefit Montgomery County Community College Veterans Services and Norristown Safe House. Click here for details and registration

Township Meeting Schedule Township meetings are now being held in hybrid mode and can be attended in-person or via Zoom. Please go to the Agenda Center for details of each meeting. Click for the Meeting Calendar Click here for the Agenda Center August 17: Board of Supervisors, 6 p.m. August 19: Zoning Hearing Board, 7 p.m. August 23: Human Relations Commission, 5 p.m. 

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